Combined clock and talking-machine.



F. SEELAU.

COMBINED CLOCK AND TALKING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 1, 1909.

Patented July 2, 1912.

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COMBINED CLOCK AND TALKING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1, 1909.

1,030,926. Patented July 2, 1912.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ SEELAU, or BERLIN, GERMANY.

COMBINED CLOCK AND TALKING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, FRANZ SEELAU, a subect of the German Emperor, and residing at Berlin, Germany, have, invented a new and useful Combined Clock and Talking- Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The subject-matter of my invention is a combined clock and talking machine, members releasing the talking machineand is record being coupled with the clock mechanlsmin such manner that, instead of the striking mechanism of the clock, the talking machlne announces the hours or parts of the same. The entire apparatus substantially comprises three groups of mechanism, 71. e. the clock, driving apparatus for the record,

and driving apparatus of the sound-box.

The clock does not differ from known nonstriking clocks, whereas the other two groups are released by gearing controlled by the pointer wheels, 6. g. the minute wheel, of the clock.

In my arrangement the record in the form of a band must have its sound grooves arranged thereon longitudinally side by side across its breadth, so that I provide that the sound-box which travels in twelve hours across the band returns into'its commencing position at the end of this time, and that the band also returns into its commencing position. Further, I provide that the time can be announced by hand in the manner of repeating watches.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood I will now explain the same with reference to the accompanying drawin s inwhich oneembodiment is represented by way of example.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of the talln'ng machine mechanism,

7 without the clock, Fig. 2 an end elevation of my apparatus showing the driving mechanism and gearing of the talking machine, whereas Fig. 3 is an elevation of the other end showing the talking machine and clock, the end wall and trainof gearing thereon having been removed, and Figs. 4 and 5 are Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1909.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Serial No. 505,471.

- tached thereon. These rollers are driven by aspring in the bar-rel5which drives a revoluble and axially movable axle 7 carrying the belt-pulley 8 by means of a train of gearing, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a governor 6 being driven from the-same train. The motion of pulley 8 is imparted by belt 9to the pulley 10 attached to roller 4 as soon as the sound-box rod 12 is depressed by a pin or nose 11 by the clock mechanism, or in the case of a repeater by hand pressure, whereby, firstly, the axle 7 with its pulley 8 is lifted by lever 14 and belt 9 is tensioned and, secondly, the nose 15 on lever 14 is lifted and releases the governor and remains lifted until the springcbntrolld nose 16 no longer supports it.

'In this position of the mechanism the band 1 is wound up on roller 4, and the needle of the sound-box 13 enters into the record.

lVhen the band has been unwound a counter-spring in a barrel 17 has become wound up, rotates roller 2 in the direction opposite to that in which it is driven by roller 4, and winds up the band 1 as soon as V a nose 18 on the lever 19 reaches the inside .end of its path in the spiral 20. The nose 16 is thereby removed from under the nose of the lever 14 and the action of the sprlng in barrel 5 is stopped, lever 14 lifts therod' 12, and shaft 7 together with pulley 8 descends, the belt 9 is no-longer tensioned, and

The soundboxis lifted simultaneously by rod 12.

The sound-box 13 is driven by the minute wheel 21 of the clockwork through the medium ofthe endless screw 22 which is rotated in such manner that it drives the carriage or slide 23, on which the sound-box is mounted to rock, toward the clockwork, a. 6. toward nose 11; the said carriage slides on guide-rods 24 and is driven by means of a toothed finger or gripper 25 by the screw 22. If the means for automatically announcing the time are not to be operated, the pin or nose 11 is pushed by hand on its support out of alinement with the lever 14, so that when this nose is depressed it passes by the lever without depressing it.

As soon as the slide 23 has arrived at its end position under the clock mechanism and the twelve hours have passed, the slide must return automatically into its initial position. To this end, a pin 26, a pin 27 and a toothed member 28 are mountec to move vertically on the carriage. In the end position of the carriage the pin 26 is located under the hook 29 of the clock mechanism andthe pin 27 over the nose 30 of the shaft 31. I At a definite time the hook 29 is depressed by the clock mechanism and the members 26, 27, 28 are likewise depressed so that, firstly, the arm 30 is rotated, secondly, the toothed member 28 engages the lower endless screw 32 and, thirdly, the toothed member 25, which is connected rigidly with the parts 26, 27, 28 and moves elastically on the main slide, is removed from the upper endless screw 22.

The elastically mounted part of the carriage is firmly held in its position by a nose 33 of the lever 34. vWhen the arm 30 is depressed the arm 35 is rotated so that the driving mechanism of the screw 32 is released and rotated by means of a train of gearing by .the spring in barrel 5 in such manner that the entire carriage 23 with the sound-box are returned into their initial positions. As soon as the carriage has arrived there, the

nose 36 abuts against the wall 37 of the talking machine comprising a roller, a second roller, a band record wound on the latter and attached to the former roller, a V

sound-box movable transversely on said band, and spring-driven mechanism controlled by the minute wheel of said clock for driving the-former roller and winding up the record thereon; and spring-driven mechanism for automatically driving the second roller and winding up the record thereon after the same has been wound on theformer roller. I 1 I 2. The-combination, with a clock, of a talking machine comprising a roller, a second roller, a band record wound on the latter and attached to the former roller, a sound-box movable transversely on said band, and spring-driven mechanism con-.

trolled by the minute wheel of said clock I for driving the former roller and winding up the record thereon; and spring-driven mechanism for automatically driving the second rollerand winding up the record thereon after the. same has been wound on the former roller, the latter mechanism being tensioned by the 'former mechanism when the former roller is being driven and winds up said record. I

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presenceof two witnesses.

FRANZ SEELAU. Witnesses: I HENRY HASPER, I WOLDEMAR HAUPT. 

